Quote Dougy="Dougy"This is why, IMO, two leagues of 10 was the best option. That why we would only have to fund 20 clubs. We fund 14 as it is so we would only have to fund another 6 clubs. With Fev, Leigh, Fax and Sheffield already got good business models that already takes us to 18 teams. We would only need to find 2 more then. 10 in SL1 operating at one salary cap limit and SL2 operating at a lower cap limit but high enough to be full time. Than the transition between SL1 and SL2 wouldn't be so great. Promotion to SL2 is then decided by licensing.'"
My view is you can't really have any large difference in salary cap between SL1 and SL2. While it may be true a relegated club may lose it's best couple of players because that's just the way it goes I don't think any large disparity between the wages offered between SL1 and SL2 is workable.
In order to offer as stable a career as is possible we can't have the situation where players contracts get ripped up on relegation and you can't have teams dismantled because they are relegated either. Who like Koukash would take over the likes of Salford if after having bought Morely etc had to release them six months later? Why would Morely etc agree to take a risk on losing their jobs and join a side like Salford who may be relegated rather than stay where they are on maybe a lower but more guaranteed wage?
So even two teams of 10 does IMO require at least another £9m to be found to fund these clubs and that is before we consider the fact some clubs in SL aren't fully funded anyway.
It's better than going too 24 in that sense I'd agree but I will be pleasantly surprised if there is [iany[/i extra money behind any of this.
